Category Archives: books

Spend and Save with The Entertainer

To be able to spend and save at the same time is an oxymoron, but it is true with The Entertainer – a coupon book packed full of 1-for-1 deals and other offers with little or no catch at all. The … Continue reading

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[Book Review] Mitchell Zuckoff’s Lost in Shangri-La

Here’s a great book which I picked up at the Los Angeles International Airport earlier this year - Mitchell Zuckoff’s Lost in Shangri-La. The book is based on the true story of three survivors of a horrible plane crash in then Dutch … Continue reading

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[Book Review] Boomsday by Christopher Buckley

Boomsday is a 2007 novel by Christopher Buckley, which is a political satire about the rivalry between squandering Baby Boomers and younger generations of Americans who do not want to pay high taxes for their elders’ retirement. The author of … Continue reading

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[Book Review] Uncle John’s 24 Karat Gold Bathroom Reader by the Bathroom Readers’ Institute

I picked up this brilliantly titled book, Uncle John’s 24 Karat Gold Bathroom Reader by the Bathroom Readers’ Institute (24th edition) at the library a few weeks ago. The book is part of a series of books called Uncle John’s Bathroom Readers. The … Continue reading

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[Movie Review] The Flowers of War (金陵十三钗)

The Flowers of War (金陵十三钗), is the latest big screen offering from international film auteur, Zhang Yimou (张艺谋). I missed the omy.sg preview screening on 19 March and wanted to kick myself in the butt for that. Thanks to the folks from Shaw, … Continue reading

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